What people say about me (in their own words)

"Andy Brown has been a constructive and challenging trustee during the reorientation of Yorkshire Cancer Research's strategy. Andy always thinks 'outside the box' and asks the right questions. He has been a valuable contributor to many key discussions." Professor Tony Robards, Chairman Yorkshire Cancer Research.

"Andy was a great sounding board and advisor to me personally and also more broadly in my business. He quickly got to grips with some of the key issues. He was able to help articulate the overall strategy and then focus that down into an action plan. He is a pragmatic businessman and I learn a lot from his decision-making process and tough-mindedness. As importantly, he was fun to work with!" Mark Yeung, Managing Director - Duraweld

"SAS International used Andy Brown's support to drive a procurement improvement programme within the business. Andy mentored the internal team and provided focus which generated excellent results in terms of financial savings and improving the skill and capability in the company. I would highly recommend Andy. He is very experienced and gets great results". Todd Altman, Chief Executive - SAS International

“Andy Brown. Business helper. Innovator. Coach. I've never had a conversation with Andy that didn't result in me having about three ideas that would take me or the business forward. Andy has the ability to help people to see further than their current horizon and then encourages you to put plans in place to make the idea a reality. Andy will often look at a problem from a different angle and as a result create innovate solutions. He communicates incredibly well with all audiences and is a great addition to any team.” Chris Graves, Head of Procurement - Services

“Andy has added a very substantial amount of value to our Board in the short time he has been involved. He brings a sharp sense of focus, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a set of people skills that bring out the best in everyone. He has a rare combination of strategic and operational skills, but most of all is fun to work with.” Mark Stevens, Chief Executive, Yorkshire Cancer Research

“Andy is great to work for and with, his enthusiasm and positive approach to everything is contagious. Every challenge set is an opportunity and every opportunity he has put my way has been a challenge - but always fully supported with the right amount of praise and constructive feedback to make sure I learn from each experience. Andy balances strategic thinking with the realism needed in business and a wicked sense of humour.” Julie Wray, Head of HR, YPO

“I have been working closely with Andy over the past few months and have found him to be inspiring and professional. Andy has a great talent for bringing out the best in people and I personally value his opinions and advice. He challenges when appropriate and provides excellent honest feedback to the people around him often providing food for thought! I would welcome the opportunity to work with Andy again in the future.” Jo Marshall, Head of Sales and Marketing (Interim), YPO

“Andy is a real innovator with his purple thinking ethos which adds real value to everyone that Andy works with, a clear business helper in every sense of the word, a well honed mentor and coaching style that helps people to think differently, thought provoking as well as realistic and down to earth.” James Whitehead, IT Systems Development Manager, YPO

“Andy is quite simply a brilliant guy. He combines a fun approach to business with a relentless focus on results. But most of all he is the most creative guy I have ever met. If it's ideas and new solutions to old problems that you need then AB is your man.” David Read, Chief Executive , Prestige

“Andy is great to work alongside. His enthusiasm and drive are inspiring - keeping up with the constant flow of new ideas is the main challenge!” Sandy Duncan, Operations Director, TiVA

“Andy is a real professional who knows his subject well and can be relied on to deliver results, motivating people with his energy and enthusiasm”. Brian Rolfe, Supply Chain Director, Oriflame

“Andy has proved to be a good leader, innovative, lots of relevant experience, is good at prompting and guiding towards goals set. Very easy to get on with, we immediately formed a friendship.” Colin Stuckey, Commercial Manager, Dean and Dyball

“Andy is great to work with; forward thinking, innovative and full of energy. A great storyteller too!” Stuart Nelson, Managing Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers

“As a prospect, Andy was tough - he had a vision, and was utterly focussed on realising it. He really put me through my paces when pitching to him! In communicating his idea to me, his attention to detail was superb, and ensured that the team knew exactly what to deliver. I'm proud to have worked on the Profiler application and it was small comfort that the project that beat it in the Information Management Awards was developed by the Amazon stable. Andy is full of ideas and has the clarity of thought, drive and determination to see them through to reality.” Emma Wensley, Business Development Manager, Sense Internet

“Andy is passionate about his business and this is visible in every part of TiVA. The rapid growth of the business is a clear indicator of the effectiveness of his approach.” Nathan Lane, Account Director, Brahm

“Andy Brown and I first worked together as part of the Global Wireless Management Alliance where I first came upon the genius of his TiVA products. TiVA benchmarking was the perfect compliment to the GWMA suite. While it was clear Andy was a passionate about his work, it was his enthusiasm I found most infectious, and not just for business but for people as well. To sum him up for a brief recommendation such as this is easy: great job, great man.” Phil McGergor, Owner, Phone Hunter

“Andy has provided not only the expert guidance one would expect from a Management Consultant but the practical help, guidance and constant support to enable a challenging change programme to be developed, sold internally within our business and ultimately succeed in delivering significant business improvements.” Richard Hetherington, Procurement Director, Alfred McAlpine plc

“Andy is an enthusiastic and innovative procurement professional who always delivers outstanding results and is great fun to work with.” Peter Isaac

“Highly entrepreneurial individual who has had a wealth of experience at plc board level as well as successfully managing start ups in the S.M.E. sector. A personable charismatic man who constantly seeks change and enjoys the challenges that come with building new businesses as well as managing established ones.” Neil Smith, Managing Director, Kinetic plc

“Its rare to find someone with big ideas and good business sense, but Andy has got the balance right, without losing sight of the human element of business. Working for him is often challenging and usually fun, but always based around a partnership approach.” Philip Meitiner

“TiVA are a very exciting business to work with, I feel and hope that they are a glimpse of the future: working smarter, better and safer.” Robin Norton“Andy has a passion and enthusiasm that is infectious. A highly motivated and unique thinker, he is an 'ideas factory' definitely, but he can also easily communicate these ideas to others with a level of detail that is refreshing. Working with Andy at Active was a great experience.” Ray Chapman, Director, Active Management Limited

“Andy is a great leader and visionary, and has the client at the heart of all his decision making. Having worked for Andy in a previous life, I would have no hesitation in recommending him to others, as I have seen the results he can achieve first hand.” Simon Niven, Owner, I.P.Squared

“GSK engaged Active as part of a strategic change programme reviewing GlaxoSmithKline's approach to freight management. Andy was extremely personable and great to work with. An excellent facilitator, he ensured the team met all of the critical deadlines. He also was crucial in providing us with insightful knowledge to supplier management and procurement strategy that greatly helped with the execution of the project". Bruce Morrison, Director of Business Planning.